What does "pipefish" mean?

A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.

What is a synonym for "pipefish"?

Common synonyms include: needlefish.

Pipefish

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A small fish of subfamily Syngnathinae in the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.
2
fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates wordnet